Posted by Shar on April 20, 2001, at 18:09:45
In reply to when is depression not depression?, posted by Dubya on April 16, 2001, at 22:10:38
Dub:
I mean this seriously, but still a little lightly: If it was depression, you wouldn't have to ask.Dysthymia is my dx, I feel sad or melancholy or "blue" all the time. I have episodes of horrible, breathtaking depression that ad's do not help with. With dysthymia, you should expect low level depression pretty much all the time.
However, from reading your post I don't feel like you are describing depression (IMHO), and you've probably read many descriptions of what depression feels like to many people on this board. If true it's not depression, that is good news (IMHO).
Just my guess.
Shar> Hi, I have been diagnosed with depression (dysthymia, anxiety disorder, Obssessive-compulsive). Well my question is, I have been suffering for most of my life as far back as I can remember, even at age 10. I some how managed to annoy people (and still do) unintentionally and I get picked on because I am an easy target. Now, I am 20yrs old, I am wondering if I am just stupid or am like this because of a mental illness. I've never done drugs, I've taken one puff out of a cigarette which I didn't even inhale. I drink 4-6 bottles of beer a month at most. Anyways, I can't meet deadlines, I feel like a failure. I HOPE NOBODY ELSE FEELS the SAME WAY I DO because it really SUCKS. However, if anybody can relate, please please do reply. Basically, I always feel stupid and inferior. I try to avoid ppl as much as possible. I never had a girlfriend at all, perhaps a classmate who chills with me once in a while. I always feel left out. Heck, I don't even care about myself anymore. I mean I would take 100mg of my AD instead of 30, if there would be a severe side effect, so be it.
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